EPA Takes Bold Action: Strengthening Lead Protections in Drinking Water Post-Flint Crisis
The EPA says it would recommend mandating utilities to aggressively replace hazardous lead pipes, albeit the specifics aren't made public.
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The EPA says it would recommend mandating utilities to aggressively replace hazardous lead pipes, albeit the specifics aren't made public.
The Environmental Protection Agency will soon strengthen lead in drinking water regulations, after decades when they essentially remained the same. Those decades have included numerous crises …
About four decades ago, when the Environmental Protection Agency was first trying to figure out what to do about lead in drinking water, Ronnie Levin
Decades after officials banned lead in gasoline for new cars and stopped the sale of lead paint, there are still an estimated 500,000 U.S. children with levels of lead in their blood that are considered high, and experts say lead in drinking water is an important source.
The EPA says it would recommend mandating utilities to aggressively replace hazardous lead pipes, albeit the specifics aren't made public.